The meeting will also provide an opportunity to prepare for an effective North African participation in the next World Conservation Congress to be held in Jeju, South Korea, from 6 to 15 September 2012.

IUCN-Med´s headquarters are located in the Andalusia Technology Park (Parque Tecnólogico de Andalucía) in Malaga, Spain and has over 170 Members in the Mediterranean region, including governments, NGOs and governmental agencies. Their mission is to influence, encourage and help Mediterranean societies to conserve and sustainably use natural resources of the area and work with IUCN members and other agencies that share the same goals of the organization.

IUCN-Med receives financial support from the Ministry of Environment of the Junta de Andalucia, the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) among others.